Seven persons died from COVID-19 complications on Sunday increasing the total number of deaths from the virus to 397, Director General of Health Services has confirmed.
However, the death of former Speaker W.J.M. Lokubandara at the Infectious Diseases Hospital on Sunday evening has not been listed in the COVID death report released last night.
Meanwhile, 800 persons were tested positive for Coronavirus on Sunday bringing the number of persons who contracted the virus from the second wave to 71,627.
The Epidemiology Unit of the Health Ministry said 18,349 persons have been vaccinated against the virus to-date. On Sunday, 2,695 persons were given the Oxford-AstraZeneca-Covishield vaccine.
In the wake of the ‘outing’ of parliament Speaker Ashoka Ranwala with accusations that his PhD was fake, there has been a flurry of articles on fake degrees.
A Sri Lankan wanted for financial frauds and under a red notice was arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport along with his wife and child as they were returning from India, Police said.
Mr. Gihan de Silva has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation, the Government Information Department announced.
The Bribery Commission has apprehended former Provincial Councillor and businessman Salochana Gamage, along with another businessman, in Pitakotte over a Rs. 9 million bribery case.
The Government is considering abolishing the Office of the Chief of the Defence Staff (OCDS) when the term of office of its incumbent General Shavendra Silva ends on December 31.
New commanders have been appointed to the Sri Lanka Army and Sri Lanka Navy.
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